Two shootings were reported in Aurora over the weekend, according to an email from police spokesman Dan Ferrelli.
At about 1 a.m. Saturday , a 21-year-old man told police he was standing outside with friends on the 700 block of Logan Avenue when he got into an argument with several people inside a white Ford Taurus, according to a statement the Aurora Police Department published on Facebook. Someone in the Taurus took out a handgun and fired one shot into the air, then the car drove off southbound, according to police.
Near Logan and Simms, a second shot was fired from the same car, but nothing was apparently struck by the gunfire, according to police.
Minutes later, police said, an officer saw a car matching the Ford’s description near River and North Avenue “traveling at a high rate of speed,” stopping at Middle Avenue and Gale Street and taking off again. The officer pulled the car over near Lake Street and Cross, according to the statement. Another officer went to the area where the car had stopped on Middle Avenue and found a 9mm handgun that had been reported stolen out of Kenosha, Wisconsin, according to police.
Police said they took all five occupants of the Taurus, four men and a woman all between the ages of 22 and 28, in for questioning and later released them pending further investigation.
At about 11:10 p.m. Sunday , gunfire struck a home on the 300 block of West Downer several times, but no injuries were reported, according to police. Beyond people in the area saying they heard shots, no one provided police with any suspect information, according to the statement.
Police ask anyone with information to call Aurora police at 630-256-5500 or Aurora Area Crime Stoppers at 630-892-1000. Callers to Crime Stoppers can remain anonymous and qualify for a reward of up to $5,000 for information that leads to any arrests.
People also can submit tips through the Aurora Police Department’s free My PD mobile app.
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